Shortly after legalization, Ovation AG began construction of an indoor facility inside an existing barn on the farm on the shore of Lake Huron. They applied in August 2020 and received their cultivation licence on February 12, 2021.
Ontario
Another large cannabis raid in Ontario seizes more than 5,000 plants
Provincial and federal law enforcement took part in a raid of an illicit cannabis production facility this week in Southern Ontario, near the US and
Ontario police seize a barrel of weed during traffic stop
Ontario police discovered an open 50 gallon barrel of cannabis during a recent roadside sobriety check. The Northumberland OPP were conducting RIDE stops (Reduced Impaired
Activation Laboratories
Founded in 1987, Actlabs offers analytical testing services for the cannabis industry out of their 200,000 sq ft. headquarters in Ontario.
The Safari Flower Company
The Safari Flower Company is a standard cannabis cultivator and processor in Ontario focussing on smart craft cannabis batch formats of new genetic entrants for the Canadian market.
More than $5 million in cannabis seized at US/Canada border in one day
Following the capture of nearly $2 million worth of cannabis on January 20, U.S. authorities now say they seized another $3.2 million in cannabis at a different port of entry on the same day.
Cotyleden
Recently licensed in December 2020, Cotyleden is one of only 14 cannabis nurseries currently operating in Canada. Nick Trueman, the company’s founder and a long time cannabis grower, says he chose the nursery licence because he foresaw the importance that genetics would play in the industry.
Ontario slowly moving forward with farmgate licensing
Several Ontario cannabis growers have moved one step closer to being able to have a “farmgate” cannabis retail licence. A representative for the AGCO confirms
Canadian man arrested at US border with more than 100kg of suspected cannabis
U.S. authorities announced today that they had seized more than 100 kilograms of suspected cannabis from a Canadian man trying to cross into the US
Ontario police seize more than $5 million worth of cannabis plants from London property
Police in Ontario say they seized more than 5,000 cannabis plants valued at over $5 million this week following a raid of a property in
Ontario police say they have seized over 180,000 cannabis plants from large scale, illicit grows over past two years
In the last two years, Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) say they have executed 152 warrants across Ontario, seized
OCS looking into new craft cannabis category in 2021
To be considered Craft under the proposed designation, producers will be required to have an annual production capacity of no more than 10,000kg, while “Small batch” is proposed to require cannabis to be hang-dried, hand trimmed, and hand packaged.
